Change in general and domain-specific physical activity during the transition from primary to secondary education: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge of changes in the domains of physical activity (PA) during the transition period from primary to secondary education and the factors associated with these changes, are prerequisites for the design of effective PA promotion strategies. Therefore, the first aim of this study was to systematically review changes in general, leisure-time, school, transport, work, and home PA across the transition from primary to secondary education. The second aim was to systematically review the individual, social, and physical environmental factors that were associated with these changes.

Methods

Records published up until September 2023 were retrieved from five electronic databases. We included longitudinal and cross-sectional studies that investigated general or domain-s

SUBMITTER: Spruijtenburg GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11008009 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature